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Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong Report Bail in Criminal Proceedings [Topic 16]  We, the members of the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong, present our report on Bail in Criminal Proceedings. The Honourable Mr J F Mathews CMG JP (Attorney General) The Honourable Sir Ti Liang YANG (Chief Justice) Mr James OGrady OBE QC JP (Law Draftsman) Dr Frank S B CHAO Mr Graham Cheng OBE JP The Honourable Mr Justice Fuad Dr the Honourable Henrietta IP OBE Mr Simon S O IP JP The Honourable Mr Martin LEE QC JP Miss Christine Loh Mr Leslie L SUNG OBE JP Mr Peter F Rhodes The Honourable Mrs Rosanna TAM JP Professor Edward Tyler Dr Byron S J Weng The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong Report Bail in Criminal Proceedings ____________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction The present position Creating a right to release on bail Police court bail Ground for displacing the right to bail Factors for deciding whether an exception displacing the right to bail is established Recognizance Cash bail Surety Restrictions attached to release on bail Appeals against bail decisions and renewed applications Offence of absconding Penalty non-appearance: forfeiture/estreatment Evidence, procedure and administration Juveniles Summary of principal recommendation Annexures The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong Report Bail in Criminal Proceedings ____________________________ SUMMARY OF CONTENTS Page Chapter 1 – Introduction 1 1.1 Terms of reference 1.2 The sub-committee 1.3 Aim of report 1.4 Structure of the report 1.5 Scope of the report 1.6 Public consultation and research 1.7 Definitions and terminology 1.8 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 - The Present Position 5 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Hong Kong Law influenced by local conditions 2.3 When the need for bail arises 2.4 Powers of the police and other authorities